JC Penney is closing at least two stores in North Carolina, including one in Wilkesboro.The store in Salisbury also will close, company officials said in a statement to WXII.Company officials didn't say in a statement when the stores would close.The company has been struggling recently, with sales down 32 percent in the last quarter.Company officials released the following statement regarding the closings:"Each year, we evaluate our store portfolio to determine whether there’s a need to close or relocate underperforming stores....While it’s never an easy decision to close a store, especially due to the impact on our valued team members and customers, we would not have moved forward with this difficult decision if we did not believe it was absolutely necessary."

WILKESBORO, N.C. —

JC Penney is closing at least two stores in North Carolina, including one in Wilkesboro.

The store in Salisbury also will close, company officials said in a statement to WXII.

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Company officials didn't say in a statement when the stores would close.

The company has been struggling recently, with sales down 32 percent in the last quarter.

Company officials released the following statement regarding the closings:

"Each year, we evaluate our store portfolio to determine whether there’s a need to close or relocate underperforming stores....While it’s never an easy decision to close a store, especially due to the impact on our valued team members and customers, we would not have moved forward with this difficult decision if we did not believe it was absolutely necessary."